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India May Log Bumper Wheat and Maize Output

March 12, 2025

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Hindustan Times Jaipur

India is likely to produce a record 115.4 million metric tonnes of wheat this year, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, making its second advance estimates.

- Zia Haq

NEW DELHI:

Higher federally fixed guaranteed prices and conducive weather prompted farmers to expand the area planted with high-yielding seed varieties.

India is the world's biggest wheat producer after China and produced 113.3 million tonnes of the winter-sown grain in 2024, according to the farm ministry. A top industry body however said the crop was nearly 6% lower than the government's projections.

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